The Cecil Whig., 1887-10-22
PerryVille Items.

pEKRYVILLE, Oct. 10, lSS1.-ilarry Wat
son is building IA storehouse and intends
opening store as soon as the building is
co:npleted. We have not been Informed but
it looks as though Harry intends the second
story for a hall. We hope this is the Case AS
We are in need OF u hall. 1t is something
that we have never had in town.
L. Owens is building addition to his
store. His t9ade has grown too large for tn"
old sIure it was.
Armstrong Il Go. : foundry men are do
ing a much larger business this season than
they have done before. They are running
full all the time. Should their trade keep
on increasing they will soon have to enlarge
the buildings.
w. II. Cole, who bought the old school
house ard grounds just north of town, is
making double house out of the old school
house with an addition of a back building.
There will be six rooms in each house.
Since oar last writing another of our
young men has passed away from our midst
and gone 10 try the realities OF an unknown
world. John W. Cochran, .Jr., a young man
about - years of age, soa OF j. w. Cochran,
well known as a conductor on the Balti-
more x Newark accommodation. He had
been suffering for some time with that fatal
disease consumption. lie died on the 7th,
inst. Interment on Sunday, 9th, inst, at
Asbury cemetery, Rev. r. b. Hunter con-
ducting the funeral services. The pail bear
ers We're Clarence Cole, Emory Ward, John
Ward, Roe Cameron, Ross Ward and Jas.
about forty carriages following the rein aims
to the ground. The bereaved family have
the sympathy of all.
Politics are very little talked of here Our
people appear to be more interested i'll the
Salvation Army AS they go nightly i'll
crowds to Havre de Grace where Captain
Stephens and wife are doing such grand
work. There have been over 40 converts
from this place and Havre de Grace. Since
they returned from Elkton about 20 joined
the Salvation Army and about 100 have
Joined other churches. The good work still
goes on. They intend building barracks
and stay ing in Hayre de Grace all winter.
If they tontinne making converts all win
ter as they have done the past three or four
weeks there will be no need of local option
law ill Havre de Grace as they are turning
many from their evil ways. In miny in
stances whole families have profeSsei re-
ligion. The Attendance is large, orderly and
attentive. We believe there have been as
Eany 1910 people in attenilnce on sew
eral evenings. The tent is crowded almost
every night
We have not had the pleasure of a shake
with a candidate of either party this
fall. Why do they all shun us? Is
it because we have no tonic or
| ginger shops, or are both parties con.
tident of onr vote Ii any of them do
come and want to ''set 'en up" they had
| better be well supplied, as we heard IA man
say few days ago that it had been so long
since he had a drink that nothing less than
a water -bucketfull would be of any use to
him.
Arthur Owens and Will Cole have just
returned from visit to Albany. y. V,
where they have spent few weeks with
their aunt, Mrs. O. f. Hill. They were de,
| lighted with their trip. They speak highl y
of their steamboat ride up the Hudson, ais,
| of their walk across the Brooklyn bridge
| and particularly of therlvisit to Albany.
Mr.. j. A. Boyd, wife and daughter have
! just returned from a visit to Poughkeepsle,
| \. Y where they have been visiting their
son Walter, who is in the employ of BARN
Bros, bridge builders. They report Walter
well and doing nicely.
Mrs VIM. Shinu is on visit to hel
| daughter in Philadel phia
James McCIintock, Jr., will shortly start
on visit to Tyrone Pa, where he intends
spending few weeks with his sister. jane,
Will have to lie careful as it will be quite
| change from chicken to wild turkey, To say
no hing of the many other changes
| LITE.